WFC News Archive for June 2013

Counter Intelligence: World Food Championships and Food & Wine All-Stars return to L.V. in the fall

By Robin Leach (contact) Tuesday, June 25, 2013 | 10:37 p.m. 2012 World Food Championships: Final Table

June 25, 2013

Anna Maria chef wins national pie contest for third time

By Carrie Seidman Published: Monday, June 24, 2013 at 6:45 p.m. STAFF PHOTO / RACHEL S. O'HARA Andrea Spring of Sign of the Mermaid shows two of her award-winning pies.   Here is Andrea Spring's recipe for how to become the three-time winner in the professional division of the American Pie Council/Crisco National Pie Championships.

June 24, 2013

Smoking the competition

Ames-based BBQ team takes overall title June 23, 2013 By ANDREW POTTER - Staff Writer (apotter@timesrepublican.com) , Times-Republican Save |             Ryan Newstrom and the Big T'z Q Cru of Ames got a taste of the Iowa State BBQ Championships overall title in 2009.

June 23, 2013

Vin's People: AMI's extraordinary baker eyes competition in Las Vegas

By vin mannix vmannix@bradenton.com Look out, Las Vegas. When pie baker extraordinaire Andrea Spring won Best in Show for the third time at Orlando's annual American Pie Council/Crisco National Pie Championships, she also won a ticket to the $300,000 World Food Championships in Vegas, Nov.

June 21, 2013

TRYBE Targeting and CORE Media partner to produce World Food Championships TV show

Trybe Targeting has entered into an agreement with leading television producer CORE Media Group to produce a reality show surrounding the second annual World Food Championships this fall in Las Vegas. The show will be produced with CORE Media Group’s SHARP Entertainment, which is based in Manhattan.

June 21, 2013

Fremont Street Experience to host second annual World Food Championships

The World Food Championships announced today that the Fremont Street Experience and Fremont East District will be the official host venues of the highest stakes food sport competition in the world. The second annual World Food Championships is set to take place Nov. 7-10 and will feature almost 500 competitors seeking fame and fortune in Downtown Las Vegas.

June 20, 2013

Best Burger in Baton Rouge headed to Vegas

Jeff Boudreaux of Denham Springs, LA built the best burger in the Baton Rouge area at the second Bull Burger Battle of the summer, taking home the first place prize and a golden ticket to compete in the World Food Championships. Throughout the summer of 2013, the World Food Championships and Bull Outdoor Products are hosting six live event burger cookoffs across the United States as qualifying events for the World Food Championships.

June 19, 2013

Bringing Bacon to the Fair

Big Bite Events throws a bacon festival inside the San Diego County Fair Sponsor Slater's 50/50 grills up its signature burger — made of 50-percent beef and 50-percent ground bacon — for more than 4,500 attendees at Big Bite Bacon Fest in the arena at San Diego County Fair in Del Mar, Calif.

June 18, 2013

WFC Basic Cooking Equipment Announced

The WFC announced today the standard competitor cooking equipment setup for the Bacon, Burger, Dessert, Recipe and Sandwich Categories. Each team will be provided basic cooking equipment to use throughout the competition either through individual allotments or shared use in the communal cooking hardware area of the outdoor kitchen. Teams will receive: access to refrigeration, access to an oven, a stovetop burner, and access to a grill.

June 12, 2013

World Food Championships Announce US Foods as Official Foodservice Provider

Trybe Targeting announced today that US Foods, an innovative food company and leading distributor, will become the Official Foodservice Provider to the 2013 World Food Championships (WFC). The World Food Championships will take place Nov. 7-10 in Las Vegas. The second annual World Food Championships will bring almost 500 competitors from the biggest and best food competitions around the world, including online recipe contests, into an ultimate food fight for fame and fortune.

June 4, 2013